Monday, February 28, 2011

The Asbury Park Press recently published the amazing story of Roadrunner, a three-year-old trained, distance running black cat.

Her story began one morning in 2008, when Michael Greenblatt, a fitness trainer, was shocked to find a homeless kitten keeping pace with him during his morning run. Every day after that, the cat would show up at his house for their 5:30 a.m. workout sessions, and then quickly disappear afterward.

Greenblatt eventually decided that he had to adopt the unique cat as his own, and began "training" her on a daily basis. Like any athlete, Roadrunner drinks water, stretches, and warms-up before she gets started. After two years, the quick kitty can run 154 yards at more than 5 mph, improving her time from just under two minutes, down to 54 seconds.

The fit feline gets attention wherever she goes, and there's even a children's book about her in the works.

This was so cool.Thank you for posting this wonderful story.@ Carolyn - Yes even us hetero-men can love cats. I happen to have 8 of the little furbags living with me at the moment. I could not let them suffer the winter outside. That would have been a very uncool thing to do. But half of them will be farm cats come springtime.Besides, cats are just cool. Annoying sometimes, yes, but cool none the less.The four cats that will be staying after winter, are true and dear friends to me.

Oops, I did not mean to imply that the other half are not my friends, or that they are not dear to me. They are going to my nephew's farm and I will be visiting them often. Sorry for any misunderstanding. They will always be a part of my life, but they prefer the outside, and he has a good outside for them to enjoy. My furbags would rather just kick it with me, hanging out inside and laying on the computer.Peace all.